Isaac is the fulfillment of God’s promise, the long-awaited and almost-despaired-of biological heir and heir of the covenant. Now God asks Abraham to sacrifice him.

As we know, the Lord did not let Abraham harm Isaac but provided a ram for the sacrifice (Gen. 22:12–13).

The perfect test and indeed the only test was to ask Abraham to sacrifice Isaac while at the same time believing that God would not actually require him to go through with the sacrifice.

Moreover, as Abraham supposedly held knowledge of the Torah, his understanding of bringing Isaac as a human sacrifice contradicts explicit commands that this is unacceptable to G-d -forbidden as ...

In pardoning his son Hunter, President Biden faced a challenge like Abraham's with Isaac: does family or faith — in the system — come first?

Abraham and Isaac before the Sacrifice, Jan Victors, 1642. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. A Reflection for Thursday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time ...

ABRAHAM'S TRUST IN GOD; Dr. Talmage's Lesson from the Presenting of Isaac as a Sacrifice. NO OFFERING TOO GREAT TO MAKE Christ Sustains His Followers and Throws Open the Gates of Everlasting Life ...

Q: Good God Squad piece this week, Rabbi! I am preaching this coming Sunday on that father/son relationship of Abraham and Isaac at my church in Patchogue, N.Y., where I serve as pastor.